Unit 10_Arms and Human Trafficking.pdf

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School

Northeastern University

Department

International Affairs

Course

INTL 1101

Professor

Ioannis Livanis

Semester

Summer

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INTL1101GlobalizationInternational Affairs Unit 10 International Crime Arms and Human Trafficking NotesInternational Organized CrimeEffort to exploit mechanisms of globalizationTransportation and communications technologyAided by deregulationPossible through corruption of authorities unethical practices of individuals and corporationsExtremely large profits and high riskGlobal cities are main areas of activity New York London Tokyo etcUsing financial services to disguise criminal activitiesDefy the state offer parallel black market structureAreas of International CrimeHuman traffickingArms traffickingDrug traffickingIllegal trafficking of natural resourcesCounterfeiting of intellectual propertyIllegal currency transactionCybercriminals fraud blackmail extortionTransnational Organize Crime GroupsOperate above and below the stateCreate demandReach to the marginalized impoverished and other losers of globalizationUse market strategies